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HER Number:MDV135088
Name:Cockhams, northeast of Chapples, Chittlehamholt

Summary

Earthwork hollows and platforms representative of the formerly more extensive farmstead or dwelling of Cockhams, as depicted on the Tithe Map for Chittlehamholt, are visible on lidar-derived images to the east of Cockrams Lane, Chittlehamholt parish.

Location

Grid Reference:SS 636 208
Map Sheet:SS62SW
Admin AreaDevon
Civil ParishChittlehamholt
DistrictNorth Devon
Ecclesiastical ParishCHITTLEHAMPTON

Protected Status: none recorded

Other References/Statuses: none recorded

Monument Type(s) and Dates

  • DESERTED SETTLEMENT (Early Medieval to Post Medieval - 1066 AD (Between) to 1750 AD (Between))

Full description

Devon County Council, 1838-1848, Tithe Mosaic, approximately 1838-1848 (Cartographic). SDV349431.

'Cockhams' is depicted comprising a large house and three smaller outbuildings, straddling Cockram Lane.

Ordnance Survey, 1880-1899, First Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch map (Cartographic). SDV336179.

A rectilinear structure is depicted west of Cockram lane, annotated 'Cockrams'.

University of Exeter, 2020-2021, University of Exeter Unlocking Landscapes Project – validated data, ULDEV98 (Interpretation). SDV365999.

Earthwork associated with the farm or house ' Cockhams' shown on tithe map but no longer depicted by the time of the OS 1st edition mapping.

Environment Agency, 2021, University of Exeter Understanding Landscapes Project - Lidar visualisation (Cartographic). SDV366001.

Earthwork hollows and possible platforms are visible.

Sources / Further Reading

SDV336179Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 1880-1899. First Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch map. First Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch Map. Map (Digital).
SDV349431Cartographic: Devon County Council. 1838-1848. Tithe Mosaic, approximately 1838-1848. Digitised Tithe Map. Digital.
SDV365999Interpretation: University of Exeter. 2020-2021. University of Exeter Unlocking Landscapes Project – validated data. Digital. ULDEV98.
SDV366001Cartographic: Environment Agency. 2021. University of Exeter Understanding Landscapes Project - Lidar visualisation. Environment Agency LiDAR data. Digital. [Mapped feature: #142897 ]

Associated Monuments: none recorded

Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events

  • EDV9082 - Lidar Survey: University of Exeter Unlocking Landscapes Project

Date Last Edited:Aug 29 2024 4:58PM